Help protect Cardinia Shire's biodiversity with DeerScan

Cardinia Shire residents are invited to attend a free online DeerScan App training webinar.

The DeerScan App is a free resource that anyone can use to record sightings of deer, report damage or problems they cause, and record control actions.

Deer are an introduced species that cause significant damage to pastures, crops, orchards, residential gardens, environmentally sensitive areas, and native vegetation.

The DeerScan App assists landholders, communities local governments and agencies such as the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) to support strategic pest animal management.

Benefits of using DeerScan, include:

  • Develop a property or local area map of wild deer activity to guide control efforts,
  • Work together with your neighbours to undertake coordinated control,
  • Notify your local community or landholder group about wild deer activity,
  • Send alerts to nominated people, such as neighbours or biosecurity authorities.

Event details:

Date: Thursday 26 August

Time: 7.30pm - 8.30pm

Cost: Free

Registration: https://bit.ly/deerscan

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